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Over $1.6 million in scholarships for 42 MSc, PhD and postdoctoral students and alumni

Over $1.6 million in scholarships for 42 MSc, PhD and postdoctoral students and alumni

October 25, 2010

Once again this year, the School’s students and alumni did very well in the competitions held by granting agencies for 2010-2011. Overall, 39 students in HEC Montréal MSc and PhD programs and 3 HEC Montréal alumni pursuing postgraduate and postdoctoral studies in other parts of the world will share over $1.6 million in funding. They were all selected by independent juries of expert researchers, based on the exceptional quality of their university work focusing on social, economic and cultural issues. The granting agencies* are the SSHRC, NSERC, FQRSC, FQRNT and IFM2.

Postgraduate scholarships

This year 18 PhD in Administration students received postgraduate scholarships worth from $20,000 to $35,000 per year, for a period of up to three years, for a total of $1,105,333.

SSHRC and FQRSC

Mariline Comeau-Vallée, Management specialization

SSHRC

Marie-Claude Gaudet, Human Resources Management specialization

Mathieu Templier, Information Technologies specialization

NSERC

Frédéric Godin, Management Sciences specialization

Behnaz Saboonchi, Management Sciences specialization

FQRNT

Walid Mathlouthi, Management Sciences specialization

FQRSC

Tarek Ben Rhouma, Management Sciences specialization

Mohamed Chekli, Information Technologies specialization

Kafui Dansou, Management specialization

Jean-François Harvey, Management specialization

Kevin Johnson, Management specialization

Pascale Landry, Management specialization

Samuel Marleau Ouellet, Management specialization

Igor Oliveira Dos Santos, International Business specialization

Industrial Innovation Scholarship (IIS/BMP Innovation)

Yoséline Leunens, Management specialization

Frontenac program (cotutelle)

Virginie Lecourt, Management specialization

IFM2

Louis-Philippe Joly, Management Sciences specialization

Si Yang Wu, Management Sciences specialization

Graduate scholarships

Graduate scholarships of $15,000 to $21,000 per year for periods of up to two years, worth $477,000 in all, went to 21 MSc in Administration students.

HEC Montréal alumni also receive funding

Three School alumni pursuing postdoctoral and graduate studies at other universities elsewhere in Canada or abroad were awarded funding from granting agencies on the strength of their academic records while they were at HEC Montréal.

Postdoctoral scholarship

One PhD graduate received two scholarship, both for two years, for a total of $140,000.

Andrew Papadopoulos – SSHRC – Louisiana State University and FQRSC – École de Management de Lyon

Graduate scholarships

Two BBA graduates were awarded $17,500 scholarships, for a total of $35,000.